Chance: A Tale in Two Parts by Joseph Conrad
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"Chance: A Tale in Two Parts" by Joseph Conrad is a novel published in 1913. Narrated through multiple voices, including Conrad's recurring character Charles Marlow, the story follows Flora de Barral, daughter of a convicted swindler. Her sheltered existence collapses with her father's imprisonment, forcing her to depend on others' uncertain generosity until she escapes through marriage to Captain Anthony. The novel explores their enigmatic union through fragmented perspectives, building toward a
climactic resolution when her father rejoins them at sea. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924 |
|---|---|
| Title | Chance: A Tale in Two Parts |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chance_(Conrad_novel) |
| Credits | David Price |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 81.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Sea stories |
| Subject | Psychological fiction |
| Subject | Young women -- Fiction |
| Subject | Love stories |
| Subject | Fathers and daughters -- Fiction |
| Subject | Children of prisoners -- Fiction |
| Subject | Ship captains' spouses -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 1476 |
| Release Date | Sep 1, 1998 |
| Last Update | Feb 27, 2025 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 869 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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